Abstract

This paper uses parametric and semiparametric techniques to examine educational inequality by geographical areas in Chile. The differences in achievement are also investigated across school types administration (public, private subsidized and private fee paying). The evidence based on MCO, Matching-Propensity score and stochastic dominance test suggests that there are significant regional differences in the school achievement within the country. In average, the Metropolitan Region (MR) shows higher scores than those of other regions. Lower scores are found in the North. This educational inequality is explained mainly by a lower achievement of public schools in regions with respect to the MR. This effect is not observed for private subsidized schools